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Former France International and Toulouse full-back Clement Poitrenaud has announced his decision to retire subsequent to the French rugby union club deciding to not offer him a new contract.

A tense 31-21 victory over France in Paris propelled England to their first Grand Slam since 2003, completing a triumphant debut campaign at the helm for Eddie Jones.

France have reshaped their back row as they attempt to prevent England from completing the Grand Slam in Paris on Saturday.

Joe Marler is clear to face France in England's Grand Slam showdown on Saturday having been exonerated of both verbally abusing Samson Lee and striking Rob Evans.

Sale's hooker Tommy Taylor has been included alongside captain Dylan Hartley and Luke Cowan-Dickie in a 26-man squad ahead of the team announcement due on Thursday afternoon.

Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw has urged his team to finish their RBS 6 Nations campaign with a flourish.

Amidst all the excitement of the Six Nations and the beginning of the Super Rugby season, it would be understandable if you didn’t realise the third round of the U20 Six Nations was being contended this past weekend.

Wales moved top of the RBS 6 Nations Championship after recording a fifth successive victory over France to set up a potential title showdown with England in two weeks' time.

France full-back Maxime Medard has urged caution ahead of Friday's RBS 6 Nations clash against unbeaten title rivals Wales.

Unbeaten title rivals Wales and France face a key RBS 6 Nations Championship clash in Cardiff on Friday.

France wing Djibril Camara will make his first start for Les Bleus when they take on Wales in the RBS 6 Nations on Friday.

France have been forced to pull late call-up David Smith out of their plans for Friday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales after discovering he did not qualify to play for Les Bleus.

With two rounds of the 2016 RBS Six Nations in the books, there has been plenty to talk about over the last couple of weeks.

France overturned a 9-3 half-time deficit to grind out a 10-9 win over Ireland in Paris and make it two RBS Six Nations win out of two.

France head coach Guy Noves has made six changes for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland after his team's nervy opening win against Italy.

Ireland must shut down Sevens star Virimi Vakatawa at source to pull off back-to-back victories in France for the first time in 89 years, according to Dave Kearney.

A late Jules Plisson penalty spared France and new head coach Guy Noves an early embarrassment as France rebounded from an eight-point deficit to beat Italy 23-21 in the opening match of the RBS 6 Nations.

France's Sevens sensation Virimi Vakatawa will make his Test debut in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations opener against Italy in Paris.

The U20 Six Nations is a tournament growing in popularity and offers plenty for fans to watch out for while its senior counterpart also takes place.

The Rugby World Cup may have ended in misery for the European nations but the Six Nations is finally here and, thankfully, it can’t be won by a southern hemisphere nation.